Update IsAdmin check to iterate through policies attached to roles

cli/cmd/lib_aws_creds.go

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func warnIfNotAdmin(awsClient *aws.Client) {
 	}
 
 	if !awsClient.IsAdmin() {
-		fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("warning: your IAM user%s does not have administrator access. This may prevent this command from executing correctly, so it is recommended to attach the AdministratorAccess policy to your IAM user.", accessKeyMsg), "", "")
+		fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("warning: your IAM user or assumed role%s does not have administrator access. This may prevent this command from executing correctly, so it is recommended to attach the AdministratorAccess policy to your IAM user or role.", accessKeyMsg), "", "")
 	}
 }
 

pkg/lib/aws/iam.go

@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/iam"
 	"github.com/cortexlabs/cortex/pkg/lib/errors"
 )
 
+const _administratorAccessARN = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess"
+
 func (c *Client) GetUser() (iam.User, error) {
 	getUserOutput, err := c.IAM().GetUser(nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -87,12 +90,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetManagedPoliciesForUser(userName string) ([]iam.AttachedPolic
 	return policies, nil
 }
 
-func (c *Client) IsAdmin() bool {
-	user, err := c.GetUser()
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-
+func (c *Client) isAdminUser(user iam.User) bool {
 	// Root users may not have a user name
 	if user.UserName == nil {
 		return true
@@ -109,14 +107,69 @@ func (c *Client) IsAdmin() bool {
 	}
 
 	for _, policy := range policies {
-		if *policy.PolicyArn == "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AdministratorAccess" {
+		if *policy.PolicyArn == _administratorAccessARN {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
 
 	return false
 }
 
+func (c *Client) isRoleAdmin() bool {
+	identity, err := c.STS().GetCallerIdentity(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	arn := identity.Arn
+	if arn == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(*arn, ":assumed-role/") {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// expected to be in form arn:aws:sts::account-id:assumed-role/role-name/role-session-name
+	arnSplit := strings.Split(*arn, "/")
+	if len(arnSplit) < 2 {
+		return false
+	}
+	roleName := arnSplit[1]
+
+	isAdmin := false
+	c.IAM().ListAttachedRolePoliciesPages(&iam.ListAttachedRolePoliciesInput{
+		RoleName: &roleName,
+	}, func(policies *iam.ListAttachedRolePoliciesOutput, lastPage bool) bool {
+		for _, policy := range policies.AttachedPolicies {
+			if *policy.PolicyArn == _administratorAccessARN {
+				isAdmin = true
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+
+		return !lastPage
+	})
+	return isAdmin
+}
+
+func (c *Client) IsAdmin() bool {
+	user, err := c.GetUser()
+	if err != nil {
+		awsErr, ok := errors.CauseOrSelf(err).(awserr.Error)
+		if !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		// this particular error is returned if GetUser() is invoked using credentials that are not for users
+		if awsErr.Code() == "ValidationError" && strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(err.Error()), strings.ToLower("calling with non-User credentials")) {
+			return c.isRoleAdmin()
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+	return c.isAdminUser(user)
+}
+
 // delete non default policy versions and then delete the policy (as required by aws)
 func (c *Client) DeletePolicy(policyARN string) error {
 	policyVersionList, err := c.IAM().ListPolicyVersions(&iam.ListPolicyVersionsInput{